Runner, lost for days in cold, survived by sleeping in bushes

A runner lost while running near Foresthill has been found alive and well.

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A runner lost while running near Foresthill has been found alive and well.

A 55-year-old Modesto, Calif. runner, lost while jogging near Foresthill, has been found alive and well. Robert Root survived two days in a treacherous and snowy mountainous region by sleeping on a cliff -- and kept warm in freezing conditions by curling up in bushes, authorities said.